Used. Hardcover. Welcome back to Three Pines, where Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is facing his most chilling professional winter yet. When a globally celebrated woman vanishes without a trace—noticed only by the wonderfully eccentric poet Ruth Zardo—Gamache has to untangle a web of malice hidden beneath the village's comforting facade. Penny expertly balances the cozy Canadian charm with the claustrophobic crunch of institutional corruption closing in on her weary inspector. Crack the spine on this stellar installment, but mind the shadows as Gamache chases a truth that refuses to stay in the dark.